The HS2/HS1 link
It’s nearly two years since Lord Adonis made the original public announcement about HS2. It was spotted immediately that...
Tag: High Speed 1
Minutes of the Justine Greening HS2 meeting with MPs
The transcript from Justine Greening’s meeting with MPs about HS2 is now available on the Department for Transport’s website. ...
Maria Eagle’s HS2 Announcement
Maria Eagle’s comments on HS2 and high speed rail to the Airport Operators Association yesterday has received a lot...
Regional Eurostars – costing the taxpayer
We’ve mentioned the “regional Eurostars” before – trains that were planned to run from stations on the West...
HS2 Ltd’s idea of a conventional speed line
One thing that comes up every so often – including in Norman Baker’s speech to the LibDems – is...
The Independent – the big lies about HS2
Nicholas Faith, writing in the Independent, says that “Opponents of this visionary high-speed rail project are guilty of...
What they told MPs – selected highlights from yesterday’s TSC session.
We’ll be linking to the full transcript from yesterday’s Transport Select Committee session on HS2 and high speed rail...
HS2- An academic view.
Dr. Simon Batterbury is an Associate Professor in the Deptartment of Resource Management and Geography at the University of Melbourne....
Glancing at the McNulty Report
Stop Hs2 are currently analysing the McNulty report – the summary alone is 77 pages long, so it will...
Civic Voice trip to HS1
On Friday, a couple of Stop HS2 supporters went on a trip to Kent to see HS1. The trip...